Conform guide

Project from Adobe Premiere

For delivering a project edited in Adobe Premiere to our studio.

Delivery options

You need to do these 2 operations

01

Export XML

Export the final sequence as XML.

02

Reference QuickTime

Export a reference QuickTime of the sequence to check that the conform is correct.

Very important: Premiere effects, titles or advanced transitions do not travel well to Resolve.
It is best to export only the "flat" elements: clips and basic effects.
For reference VFX or titles, export them as video reference and then replace them manually in Resolve.

Reference

Export a reference video

Export a reference QuickTime of the sequence to check that the conform is correct.

  • Burn the master TC plus source TC + Reel for each shot into the image.
  • Also identify VFX shots and optical adjustments for conforming.

Checklist

Sequence requirements

  • Sequence start at 00:59:55:00 and edit start at 01:00:00:00, with a 1-frame picture and sound beep at 00:59:58:00.
  • No hidden tracks or hidden clips in the sequence.
  • Do not use nested clips or nested sequences.
  • For dissolves and fades, check that clips have enough handles to cover their full duration.
  • Markers with notes linked to the TC track can be sent.
  • Do not use third-party plug-ins. If they are used, make a Video Mixdown of that clip and place it on an upper track without deleting the original clip.
  • Audio used in the sequence must be 48 kHz and 16 or 24 bits.
  • Do not mix different frame rates in the sequence. Convert all media before ingesting it to the project frame rate.

Very important

File and folder naming

It is very important to use clean naming for everything related to the project, both files and related folders:

  • As a general rule, REEL names or ingested file names should not exceed 32 characters.
  • Do not use special characters, spaces, accents, punctuation symbols, parentheses, slashes (/) or the letter Ñ.
  • Use only upper or lower case letters, numbers, hyphen ( - ) and underscore ( _ ).

Project media

If you are sending the media used in the Premiere project and not only the XML

  • Menu: File → Project Manager... and select your sequence.
  • Select Consolidate and Transcode or Collect and Copy.
  • Collect and Copy = copies the files as they are.
  • Consolidate and Transcode = creates new clips from the used material, adding 10-second handles.
  • This generates a folder containing only the media used in the project.
  • Export the XML of the sequence and deliver it together with the media folder.

If transcoding, preferably use ProRes or Avid DNx codecs at the highest possible quality.